Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh today, February 27, officially opened the new Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel Road as well as the National Centre for Bowel Research and Surgical Innovation in Whitechapel, London.

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh today, February 27, officially opened the new Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel Road as well as the National Centre for Bowel Research and Surgical Innovation in Whitechapel, London.

H.M. looked absolutely stunning today, and it looked like she and Prince Phillip brought sunshine to everyone they met!

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You would think that if he's going to go all that way, they'd at least slot in a few other bits and pieces? Maybe there'll be a reception or dinner with the regiment and their families as well?

I was thinking the same thing. Good grief! Flying all the way to Canada from the UK is hard on a lot of people let alone one that will approaching his 92nd birthday. I do imagine though that there will be some kind of dinner or reception going on as he's not going to fly all the way there, present the colors and hop the next plane back to the UK.

I really really do admire this guy's stamina!

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Maybe that's the only 'official' engagement and he's going to meet up with some old friends or even old comrades? He usually fits in a Duke of Edinburgh's Award event when abroad, maybe he'll present a few gold awards?

I think the DoE is probably one of those people who, if they actually were to seriously slow down, would perhaps decline more quickly. You hear all the time about people who keep working past retirement age and then die not long after finally giving up work.